Bookkeeping

Temporary accounts are accounts in the general ledger that are used to accumulate transactions over a single accounting period. The balances of these accounts are eventually used to construct the income statement at the end of the fiscal year. Let’s investigate an example of how closing journal entries impact a trial balance. Imagine you own a …

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The more valves are produced, the more parts Friends Company has to acquire. Therefore, parts have a variable nature; the amount of raw materials bought and used changes in direct proportion to the amount of valves created. For Friends Company, other direct materials would include, for example, plastic parts and paint. Direct labor costs include …

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